1893 District XI (a)
5-3 (4-1)
Friendly
Scorers tbc
Scorers tbc
Crowd tbc
Newcastle were in Friday night friendly action,
providing the opposition in a benefit match for ex-East
End player Alec McCurdie.
The beneficiary was in the local district side for the
game, staged at the Heaton Junction ground.
1894 Middlesbrough
Ironopolis (a)
0-0 (0-0)
Friendly
2,000
A Saturday visit to the Paradise Ground saw United
face a Nops side featuring seven players from Scotland on
trial with a view to signing on for the next season.
Team: Lowery,
Jeffrey, Rogers, Creilly, Graham, McKain, Crate, Quinn,
Willis, Wallace, Law.
1897 sunderland (h)
3-0 (2-0)
Friendly
Ostler(1-0),
Aitken(2-0,3-0)
4,000
1898 Blackburn Rovers
(a)
3-4 (1-3)
League Test
Aitken(35), Wardrope(55), Smith(90)
Blackburn(5), Hurst(20,22),
Anderson(65)
30,000
An eventful second half at Ewood Park saw Geordie
Anderson's shot carried over the line by United 'keeper
Charlie Watts and Rovers' Ted Killean broke his leg.
The result meant that Stoke and Burnley topped the group
on four points with United and Rovers on two.
If Stoke and Burnley drew their remaining game against
each other they would be in Division One....
1900 sunderland (a)
2-1 (2-1)
Division One
36pts, 5th/18
Fraser(8), A.Gardner(20)
Fulton(44)
22,000
A pleasant end to the season.
1902 Workington Black
Diamonds (a)
1-1 (1-0)
Friendly
Harvey(1-0)
Shearman(1-1)
5,000
United made a
Monday afternoon friendly visit to Lonsdale Park, which
later became the town's greyhound track until eventually
closing in 1999.
1903 Kilmarnock
(Scotland) (a)
2-0 (2-0)
Friendly
Appleyard(10), Carr(2-0)
2,000
The Magpies began
a post-season run of three games in as many days over the
border with this trip to Rugby Park.
1904 Kilmarnock
(Scotland) (a)
1-4 (1-2)
Friendly
Aitken(1-2)
Blair(0-1,1-4)
Banks (0-2, 1-3)
3,000
A year to the year, Newcastle were in Ayrshire for
another kickabout, fielding a weakened XI, with six first
choice players omitted.
This was the fourth of five games played in a hectic
post-season tour of Scotland over just six days.
1906 Bolton Wanderers (a)
1-1 (1-1)
Division One
P37, 41pts, 5th/20
Appleyard(22)
White(27)
12,000
All the teams in the league had completed their
fixtures, apart from United and Blackburn Rovers who would
meet two days later.
1909 Northampton (a)
2-0 (1-0)
Charity Shield
Allan(30), Rutherford(70)
7,000
Newcastle's first Charity Shield victory came in this game at
Stamford Bridge between the Football League And Southern
League Champions.
Their opponents were managed at the time by Herbert
Chapman, who would go on to achieve much success at
Arsenal - and lose to United in the 1932 FA Cup Final.
Team:
Lawrence, McCracken, Whitson, Howie, Veitch, McWilliam,
Rutherford, Higgins, Allan, Wilson, Anderson.
1910
Barnsley (n)
2-0 (0-0)
FA Cup Final Replay
Shepherd(51,65pen)
55,364
United claimed their first FA Cup Final victory, beating
the Second Division Tykes in a replay staged on a damp
Thursday afternoon at Goodison Park.
The Magpies made one change to the line-up that had drawn
1-1 at the Crystal Palace the previous Saturday, Jack Carr
replacing the injured Tony Whitson.
Star striker Albert Shepherd proved to be the difference
between the two sides however and the trophy was presented
to United Captain Colin Veitch by Lord Derby.
Albert Shepherd
opens the scoring
1915 Aston Villa (h)
3-0 (0-0)
Division One
32pts, 15th/20
Goodwill(49), Hibbert(69), Cooper(3-0)
10,000
United's final
game of the season began with any lingering danger of
relegation removed for the hosts, following Chelsea's
defeat at Notts County earlier in the day.
The league programme was then suspended due to WW1,
resuming in 1919 with an expanded First Division (that
meant relegated Chelsea were reprieved).
This game would be the only appearance of Tom Cairns for
the club: within a year he had been killed while fighting
in France.
1923 Manchester City
(a)
0-0 (0-0)
Division One
P41, 46pts, 4th/22
25,000
Newcastle contested the
final league game at City's Hyde Road ground
- they moved to Maine Road in Moss side for the
following season.
"The weak finishing of both sets of forwards
rendered the work of both goalkeepers comparatively
easy", reckoned one reporter.
1928 Portsmouth (a)
1-0 (0-0)
Division One
P41, 41pts, 9th/22
Seymour(89)
30,000
United were
cheered on by a good contingent of Tynesiders serving in
the Royal Navy or working at local at Mercantile
engineering facilities, as they won for the second time in
as many visits to Fratton Park.
1934 Stoke City (a)
1-2 (1-1)
Division One
34pts, 21st/22
Murray(39)
Sale(6), Matthews(77)
10,000
Defeat at the Victoria Ground saw Newcastle bow out of
Division One for the very first time since they were
promoted in 1898 - although as it transpired, results
elsewhere meant that only a win would have saved them.
A top flight return would elude them until 1948.
1937 Third Lanark (Scotland) (h)
1-3 (0-3)
Friendly
Smith(60)
Kinnaird(19), Yardley(0-2),
Kennedy(0-3)
4,000
Jimmy Denmark
made a good impression for the visitors and later moved to
Tyneside.
Team: Tapken,
Fairhurst, Russell, Gordon, Carver, Grundy, Rogers,
Livingstone, Smith, Docking, Pearson.
1937 Queen Of The
South (Scotland) (a)
4-2 (0-0)
Friendly
Cairns(1-0,3-1),
Ware(2-0)
McMenemy(4-1)
Howe(2-1,4-2)
2,500
Meanwhile a
separate Magpies XI travelled to Palmerston Park to
provide the opposition in a benefit game for Queens
'keeper Smith.
Team:
McPhillips, Forster, Ancell, Ware, Davidson, Garnham,
Park, McMenemy, Cairns, Connelly, Mooney.
1945
Bolton Wanderers (a) 4-2 (3-0) aet
Wartime
Stubbins(1-0,2-0,27),
Milburn(61)
Hunt(75),Lofthouse (117)
43,453
Trailing
0-3 after the first leg of a Football League Knockout Cup
tie at Burnden Park, a tremendous effort by United took
the game to extra time - only for Bolton to nick it late
on.
1951
Blackpool (n)
2-0 (0-0)
FA Cup Final
Milburn (50,54)
100,000
After having a first half effort ruled out for
handball, two superb Jackie Milburn strikes after the
break ensured that the trophy was returned to Tyneside for
the first time in 19 years.
King George VI then presented the trophy to victorious
Magpies captain, Joe Harvey.
Team:
Fairbrother, Cowell, Corbett, Harvey, Brennan, Crowe,
Walker, Taylor, Milburn, Robledo, Mitchell.
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1954 Hartlepools
United (a)
1-1 (1-0)
Friendly
og(Stamper)(1-0)
Johnson(87)
9,635
United provided
the opposition in a Testimonial Match for 'Pools pair Ray
Thompson and Jack Newton.
Team:
Mitchell, Cowell, McMichael, Stokoe, Brennan, Crowe,
Milburn, Davies, Monkhouse, Hannah, Mitchell.
1958
Burnley (h)
1-3 (0-1)
Division One
32pts, 19th/22
Bottom(85)
Newlands(14), Pointer(79), Seith(82)
21,610
Safe from relegation unless they lost by 40-odd goals,
a youthful lineup for this Monday night finale included
debutant goalkeeper Chris Harker.
This was to be the sole appearance of the Shiremoor-born
born player whose Magpies career was curtailed by National
Service and injuries sustained in a road accident.
He's recalled as being the 'keeper who, when playing for
Bury on Boxing Day 1962, collided with Brian Clough, the
striker sustaining a career-ending injury in the incident.
PS: While United were safe on goal average, the same
couldn't be said for the mackems, who had been relegated
for the very first time in their history the previous
Saturday.
1962
Leeds United (h)
0-3 (0-1)
Division Two
39pts, 11th/22
Johanneson(37), McAdams(65),
og(Keith)(75)
21,708
Norman Smith's final game in charge saw his side
record an eleventh place finish.
There was a debut in defence for Dave Turner, who had
featured in our FA Youth Cup-winning campaign that season.
The two points were vital for Don Revie's Leeds - who had
the threat of relegation to Division Three hanging over
them at kick-off.
1971
West Bromwich Albion (h) 3-0 (0-0)
Division One
P41, 41pts, 9th/22
Smith(73), Young(74), Tudor(76)
18,444
After a run of three draws, United ended their home
programme with a victory thanks to a trio of quick goals.
1973
Tottenham Hotspur (a) 2-3 (2-0)
Division One
45pts, 8th/22
Tudor(21), McDermott(38)
Chivers(59,87pen), Peters(61)
21,721
A final day defeat at White Hart Lane left United in
seventh spot, but Spurs would draw one of their remaining
two games to knock us down to eighth.
1975
sunderland (a) 2-3 (1-2)
Friendly
Gibb(16), Burns(88)
Belfitt(36), Porterfield(44), Moncur(65)
13,654
The first episode of a derby testimonial doubleheader
took place at Roker Park, with home player Martin Harvey
the recipient.
Ex-Magpie Bob Moncur found the net for the first time as a
mackem, while Malcolm Macdonald didn't feature ahead of an
expected England call-up.
The two teams then met again at SJP 48 hours later, this
time to benefit Magpie David Craig.
Team: McFaul,
Nattrass, Kennedy, Gibb, Clark, Howard (Keeley),
Barrowclough, Nulty, Bruce (Tudor), Burns, T.Craig (Hibbitt).
1976
sunderland (h)
6-3 (2-3)
Friendly
Kennedy(17,78), Burns(18,48), Macdonald(60),
A.Guy(90)
Holden(26,41), Robson(44)
19,974
A year after joining Nottingham Forest on a free
transfer, long serving full back Frank returned to
Gallowgate for his overdue testimonial.
Former Magpie John Craggs was borrowed from Boro for the
night to appear for the wearsiders, while fellow SJP old
boys Bob Moncur and Pop Robson returned - the latter
finding the net.
Team: Jones (Mahoney 46), Nattrass (Blackhall
46), Clark, Hudson, McCaffery, Oates, Burns, Kennedy,
Macdonald, Gowling (A.Guy 46), T.Craig.
1979
Stoke City (a) 0-0 (0-0)
Division Two
P39, 38pts, 11th/22
23,217
Newcastle registered their sixth 0-0 draw of the
season in keeping out the promotion-chasing Potters at the
Victoria Ground.
Alan Durban's side would clinch a top-flight place on the
final day of the season, pipping the mackems by a single
point.
1984
Cambridge United (a) 0-1 (0-1)
Division Two
P39, 73pts, 3rd/22
Smith(38pen)
7,720
Promotion celebrations were put on hold as the home
side ended a 31-match winless run in front of an Abbey
Stadium crowd predominantly backing the visitors.
Wallsend-born Kevin Smith hit the winner from the penalty
spot for a U's side including fellow Magpie sympathiser
Andy Sinton.
1986
Middlesbrough (a)
1-2 (1-0)
Friendly
Cunningham(12)
Duffield(47,53)
3,500
48 hours after winning 3-1 at home against Manchester
City in their penultimate league game of the season,
Newcastle took part in the David Mills Testimonial match.
A sparse crowd at Ayresome Park saw the home side win
thanks to a brace from young striker Peter Duffield, who
was released without ever making a competitive senior
appearance for his hometown club.
Team:
Harrison, Forster, Tinnion, Haddock, McDonald, Roeder,
Stephenson, Allon, Cunningham Beardsley, Cunningham. Subs:
Rutherford, Scott (usage tbc).
1990
West Ham United (h)
2-1 (0-1)
Division Two
P45, 80pts, 3rd/24
Kristensen(52), Quinn(56)
Dicks(35pen)
31,461
Trailing to a first half spot kick converted by Julian
Dicks, Newcastle drew level soon after the break when
Benny Kristensen nodded home Mark McGhee's centre.
Mick Quinn then banged home his 32nd goal of the season at
the second attempt to put Jim Smith's team into a lead
they retained.
The victory maintained hopes of automatic promotion, but
wins for Leeds United and Sheffield United left us third
with one game of the regular season remaining.
Youtube
footage is online here
1992
Ando's All Stars (h)
3-2 (2-1)
Friendly
Clark(7,29), Watson(74)
Goddard(17), Aitken(51)
13,780
A deserved testimonial match for John Anderson saw a host
of former Magpies and guests appear at Gallowgate.
Guesting for Ando's side was Basile Boli - who arrived
from Marseille with team mate Chris Waddle. However
recovering injury victim Paul Gascoigne was banned from
playing by Spurs.
Team: Srnicek,
Kristensen, Garland, O'Brien, Kilcline, Scott, Carr,
Peacock (Makel 26), Quinn, Sheedy, Clark.
(Steve Watson and physio Derek Wright also appeared as
substitutes).
AAS: Burridge, Anderson, Wharton, Boli, P.Jackson,
Thorn, Keegan, Waddle, Goddard, D.Jackson, Aitken.
(Mark McGhee, Ian Bogie, Paul Stephenson and Neil McDonald
also appeared as substitutes)
Referee: George Courtney.
Youtube
footage is online here
1995
A crowd of 11,010 saw England U15's retain the
International Victory Shield with a 2-1 victory over
Scotland at SJP.
Despite being live on Sky, the crowd was a record for a
Schoolboy game outside Wembley.
Young Magpie Jamie Burt was in the England side, whose
winner came from a certain Michael Owen - who later
recalled the goal as being the best of his career.
2001 A memorable game at Villa's Bodymoor Heath
Training Ground ensured United made it to the U17 playoff
Quarter-Finals.
A game that ended in
sunshine but started in a hail storm finished 5-4 to
United, Lewis Guy grabbing an injury time winner after
Michael Chopra's treble and one from Richard Offiong.
Luke Moore and Peter Hynes had twice got the Villans back
on terms.
2001
Leicester City (h)
1-0 (0-0)
Premiership
P34, 46pts, 10th/20
Cort(90)
50,501
A late deflected goal past man-of-the-match Tim
Flowers couldn't divert attention from another deeply
disappointing performance. United were led by coach
Mick Wadsworth in place of Sir Bobby Robson.
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2003 Lomana LuaLua
and Ross Gardner goals couldn't prevent the reserves from
slipping to a 2-4 loss against Boro at the Riverside.
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2004 A reserve
visit to Glanford Park saw Bradley Orr level against
Scunthorpe United only for an own goal courtesy of Steven
Taylor's miskick give the Iron a 2-1 win.
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2005 Our
penultimate reserve game of the season was played in the
afternoon at an almost deserted Kingston Park, just 89
fans and a bus load of school bairns watching.
Goals from Carl Finnigan and Chris Farman ensured a
comfortable 2-0 win over Wolves, while teenager Andy
Carroll made his first reserve start but saw a header
ruled offside.
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2012
Wigan Athletic (a)
0-4 (0-4)
Premier League
P35, 62pts, 4th/20
Moses(13,15), Maloney(36), Di
Santo(45)
22,187
United
travelled to the DW Stadium with the opportunity to
lengthen a winning run of six games, extend a shutout
sequence beyond the six hour mark and see Papiss Cisse net
in a seventh successive fixture.
Facing them were a Wigan side fresh from conquests of
Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal, as their annual
escape from relegation began to gather pace.
Not even the most optimistic Latics fan - or pessimistic
Magpie follower - could have foreseen what was to come
though, as the Premier League's lowest home scorers netted
four times without reply in 32 minutes.
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2014
Arsenal (a)
0-3 (0-2)
Premier League
P36, 46pts, 9th/20
Koscielny(26), Ozil(42),
Giroud(66)
60,023
A predictable loss at
the Emirates left the Gunners on the verge of Champions
League qualification and Newcastle on a six game losing
league run - their worst sequence since 1987.
Another tame display did nothing to lift the gloom around
the club and Alan Pardew's return to the dugout, after a
seven game absence during which his side took three points
from a possible 21, had little effect.
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2015
With Interim Manager John Carver looking on, the U21s
included Siem De Jong, Adam Armstrong and Facundo Ferreyra
as they faced Derby County at Oakwood.
Those runouts may have aided fitness and first team
claims, but it did nothing to prevent a 0-4 loss as United
slumped to their heaviest defeat of the season.
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2017
Cardiff City (a)
2-0 (0-0)
Championship
P45, 91pts, 2nd/24
Atsu(55), Hayden(65)
23,153
United
finished their season on the road with a record 14th away
victory to put the pressure back on Brighton for the
Championship title.
Fine strikes from Christian Atsu and Isaac Hayden secured
the points as Rafa's side moved a point behind Brighton
who would play at teatime the following day. The Seagulls
still just had to win one of their two remaining games to
finish as Champions.
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2018
West Bromwich Albion (h) 0-1 (0-1)
Premier League
Phillips(29)
52,283
Newcastle's first home loss of 2018 came when an Albion
side doomed to relegation gained a
lead they retained with remarkable ease.
Future Throstle loan duo Dwight Gayle and Jacob Murphy
played for United, while the Baggies included Salomon Rondon.
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